Presumably, the basis for the criminal prosecution was a one-word obscene characterization, which the accused bestowed on the head of the power vertical in comments on one of the social networks. No other details of the case are known, only it is known that before the trial, Yegorenkov was kept in a pre-trial detention center from the end of March 2023.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
Vyacheslav is a native of Ukraine. Around 2011, he moved to Gomel with his parents. Graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry of the Belarusian State Medical University in Minsk with a degree in Dentistry. Since 2017, he worked as a dental surgeon at the Bragin Central District Hospital, established himself well in the team and among patients
On September 5, 2023, the appeal was considered. The verdict came into force.
unknown years of imprisonment in the colony
Head of the Gomselmash workshop.
On September 8, 2023, an appeal hearing was held, and the verdict came into force.
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
He was convicted of tearing three state flags of Belarus from an educational institution, a shopping center and a post office.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
Former accountant of the Minsk Electrotechnical Plant named after Vavilov . The trial began on May 19 and was held behind closed doors, so there is little information about the nature of the charges . It is known that Anna was fired from her job after the "People's Ultimatum" in 2020, then she sued the company for illegal dismissal.
5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
At the end of October 2022, six men were detained in Minsk for allegedly hanging a sewn white-red-white flag along with the flag of Ukraine on power line supports in Minsk on October 7. These are Igor Tepteev, Yuri Nesterenko, Victor Grinko, Valery Balabeshko, Vladimir Savelyev, Igor Tikach. Only the next day a post appeared on Anton Mot’s Telegram channel with a photo of the flag and the caption: “Minsk residents congratulate the Ukrainian people on the wonderful news from the Crimean bridge. Crime is Ukraine! Long live Belarus! Glory to Ukraine!”
Tepteev said in the pro-government film that he has known the other defendants in the case since childhood. According to Igor, he did not think that there would be criminal liability for hanging flags. The flag was made back in March, Igor kept it at home for a long time, and then gave it to Yuri.
According to propagandist Gladkaya, Igor’s wife was forced to leave Belarus due to persecution for the events of 2020. Now she is in Poland, and the man with small children is in Belarus.
On September 14, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
3.5 years imprisonment in a colony
On August 15, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict has entered into force.
the years of imprisonment in the colony are unknown.
Safanovich was accused of writing messages in a telegram chat on October 25, 2020 calling for road closures. According to the prosecution and the court, in the first message, Safanovich "called for active participation in group actions in the Luninets district, grossly violating public order" , i.e. Safanovich allegedly committed a crime under part 1 of article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
Safanovich was also accused under part 1 of article 367 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, i.e. in public slander against Lukashenka. As follows from the article of the state publication, Safanovich wrote a second message in the same chat on August 13, 2020, under a photo with a tearful woman who left Akrestin. The caption for the video was as follows : “Confession of a Belarusian girl who was in the dungeons of Lukashenka's Gestapo. Do I understand correctly that Lukashenka became the second after Hitler who attacked the people of Belarus?”
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
The man was accused of leaving an insulting comment in the direction of Lukashenka on the social network Vkontakte, in which he accused the politician of committing a crime against humanity and an act of terrorism. Until the trial, Vadim was held in custody. He fully admitted his guilt and repented of his deed.
Vadim has a secondary special education, worked as a welder.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under the general regime.
Evgeniy is 40 years old, he graduated from the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs more than 15 years ago and managed to work as a district police officer, but quit of his own free will. Later, Alexey moved to IT. Subsequently, he lived in Europe, in Italy, for some time. He was detained while trying to enter Belarus - the man wanted to come to his mother's birthday and issue a power of attorney. A criminal case has reportedly been opened against Evgeniy Tikhonov for comments in a telegram about security forces and Lukashenko under three articles.
On June 28, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
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Inhabitant of Baranovichi. He was arrested in mid-February 2023. The man was charged with the fact that on March 8, 2021 on Instagram he posted a story “with the face of Lukashenka in a female guise” and the text: “Since March 8, daragia of a woman. The cruelest health and only pleasant ashchushcheny. For this, they were accused of publicly insulting Lukashenka.
Vladislav was also accused of sending videos and texts to the Nexta editorial chatbot several times (for example, videos of Russian military aircraft and trains with Russian military). This was qualified as "other assistance to extremist activity" under Part 1 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code.
On September 05, 2023, the appeal court hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
4 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony
7 years of imprisonment in a colony
Dmitry was charged under three articles of the Criminal Code for telegram comments about A. Lukashenko, Natalia Kachanova and Russians. About this verdict, a video was released by state TV. There, the prosecutor tells the essence of the accusation, that “an insult on a national basis” was written about the Russians.
3 years in prison in a penal colony.
Dmitry is 21 years old and, judging by his social networks, last May he completed his military service in military unit 3214 in Minsk. In May, the guy was added to the "terrorist list" of the KGB. He faces 8 to 12 years in prison.
During the brutal detention, Dmitry was severely beaten .
9 years imprisonment in a colony
22-year-old resident of Svetlogorsk. Maxim is being tried “for organizing the activities of a terrorist organization and participating in the activities of such an organization.” Maxim was found guilty of joining an “extremist formation” (the “Victory” plan) and planning to blow up the railway in the Svetlogorsk region. The state publication writes that in order to stop the war in Ukraine, the miniature “was ready to do anything.” When the guy arrived at the railway, he was ambushed by security forces and was detained.
Government agencies did not report anything about this case. The trial is closed.
On September 19, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
8 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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